Stir flour, baking soda, and salt together and add to
the yolk mixture, stir to combine. Gently
fold in egg whites to rest of batter until just combined. Gently spread
into the two pans. Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or until golden
brown and inserted toothpick is clean. Remove from oven, let cool, and
poke holes all over each cake with a fork.

Combine evaporated and
sweetened condensed milk in a pourable measuring glass and stir. Pour half of it over each cake (about 1 1/4 cup for each cake). Let cakes sit
for about 20 minutes or until all the milk is absorbed. At this point you can also cover the cakes with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to one day.

Meanwhile, beat
heavy cream and sugar on high until stiff peaks form. Spread layer of whip cream
between the two layers of cake and on top. Sprinkle chopped strawberries over
the whip cream. Serve immediately (room temperature is preferred).

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

This baby of mine has been a long time coming, but I finally have it
perfected. This is one of my favorite Thai dishes and now I can make it
at home! It requires a good amount of prep work but it only takes a short time to
put it all together at the end. Most of the ingredients can be obtained from any
grocery store. You may have to go to an Asian store to find the tamarind
concentrate or order it online. I use a food scale to measure some of
the ingredients in this recipe, but I put the approximate volume
equivalents in here too for those that don't have one yet. Serves 2-4
people. Adapted from shesimmers.com.

Bring large saucepan of water to boil. Remove from heat, add
noodles, cover with lid and let soak for 2 minutes. Drain off hot water
and cover noodles with room temp water. Cover with lid and let soak for
20 minutes. Drain off water, rinse noodles with cold water, and set
colander of noodles aside. Noodles should be soft but not mushy.

Notes
*Be aware that not all rice noodles cook the same, my instructions are specifically for this brand
*Optional - increase amount of sauce to serve extra on the side.
*To prepare tofu, dry with towels and brown in a little bit of oil
over medium heat in a non stick skillet. It can take awhile to get the
moisture out.